Omega ODW707XB (Stainless)

Poor experience, terrible machine – Waste of money, this model is terrible. Very tight space and the door latch has constant problem. Switched to Bosch and happy days!

EXCELLENT PRODUCT – Cleans all dishes exceptionally well especially pots and pans , no residue from detergent and dishes are completely dry within a few minutes of the door being opened after wash cycle, it is quiet to run and absolutely love the adjustable height feature on the to shelf so you can fit larger items below  Show details

Worst ever!!!!! – Worst dishwasher Ive had wont clean at all, cant fit things in, wont dry....its 8 months old and free to anyone who wants it. I'm a plumber and have installed many over the last 20 years and ended up with this one as Eight Homes Builders special, Ive always recommended Dishlex, LG or Bosch to my customers and never herd a complaint.  Show details

A small but functional dishwasher – Came with the house I bought, so I guess that counts as buying recently. I've used it quite a few time since and I'm always happy with the result. It loses points because it's a bit small and the trays don't really allow for me to stack things in a logical fashion. Other than that, I'm happy with it and it looks good  Show details

Works great. Very happy – Update: April 2017 - Still working great 9 months later. The door stopped closing the other day but it was an easy fix with just a torx screwdriver, removing 8 screws to open the control panel door latch area, guiding a pin back into place and reassembling. Took about 10 minutes to fix at zero $ cost. I now use the finish pellets with the red… Read more

power ball - they leave most things nice and shiny. The eco friendly stuff just didn't clean as well in this machine. Plastics don't dry particularly well so you have to remove them, shake of the excess drips and leave them to dry in the open air handwash drying rack

Original review:

I bought this second hand from the first owner on gumtree for a reasonable price. It has been working like a trooper ever since.

It's a fairly basic dishwasher, but quiet and cleans well. I had reservations considering some of the negative reviews posted here but so far it's been great.

I only use the 60minute wash option which is quick and thorough enough for me.

I use the fairy dishwashing 3 in one pellets - everything comes out clean (so far)

Drying of dishes is not a problem so long as you open the door when the cycle finishes. I also remove any plastic items and place them in the drying rack on the sink. This is no different to any other dishwasher that I have used in that regard.

Pros:

Clean well

Quiet enough

Flexible layout can accommodate most pots/dishes

Glasses rack can be adjusted to 2 positions

Cons:

The top cutlery tray is a waste of space as it takes up valuable space from the glasses tray - no real problem just take it out.

Overall - Works great, take the top tray out and everything fits, use good wash pellets and take plastic items out to dry when the cycle has finished.

Worst dishwasher I've owned – Doesn't wash dishes properly they are still wet when finished water doesn't get hot enough shortest wash cycle is 2 hours absolute shocker Would never buy Omega brand Came with the house so warranty not valid for full period it should be I've had a dishlex, fisher paykel, blanco all these brands much better by a mile  Show details

4 service calls I sent it back after 2 months – Powder often caked in box even if the flip lid actually opened, had to dry all dishes by hand we didn't realise how bad it was until 1st wash in replacement F&P wow the dishes were gleaming!

Not happy! – Have purchased a house with this dishwasher in it already, do not like it at all. The dishes are often not washed properly, constantly have to rewash most of cutlery that I put in the cutlery tray. Have decided to remove the cutlery tray and put in a larger cutlery basket instead. There is always gunk left in the machine ontop of the glasses from… Read more

not rinsing properly. Have tried long and short wash cycles and there is no difference. Called supplier and was told to only use powder and not tablets as the water does not heat up enough to totally disolve the tablets...... works a bit better using powder but still not 100% Totally dissapointed especially when I complained to the supplier and was told that the warranty is not valid due to I was not the original purchaser of the dishwasher even though it still has over 6 months left on the warranty!

Drying – All modern dishwashers do not have drying elements inside the cabinet, to dry dishes they rely on residual heat to evaporate the water. having the correct amount of rinse aid coming out is imperative this is dependent on how hard your water is 1 for soft 5 for hard.The rinse aid smears the water allowing better drying. Internal drying elements were the commonest reason for house fires.

Avoid – My daughter bought this one and is very frustrated by the lack of drying, plates don't fit , broken glass due to difficult arrangement in trays.

Broken down twice in 1 year – I must agree with several reviewers that this is not a good product. we have had this dishwasher for just on a year and it was repaired only 3 months ago and now it has failed again as it is not draining. Last repair took over 1 month as the repair agent lost the Harvey Norman repair order then when he finally turned up i had to wait a further 2… Read more

weeks or more for the part to turn up.

Fortunately we got the product care with this so we are at least covered but i want a replacement not repair.

As others have said this dishwasher doesnt dry the dishes they are almost always wet . The only way to get them dry it to open the machine as soon as the cycle ends to let the steam out!

the only good thing about this machine is the cutlery drawer. Std cycle is nearly 3 hrs!! we have always used the 1 hour cycle.

Probably the worst dishwasher I've owned so far – Our Bosch Classic was failing to start it's program at times, repairman said $500 on parts - ouch. Oh look here's an Omega with $799 RRP going for $439 - sold - take that repairman!. Oh how I wish we did get the old one repaired :( Where to start. First had to lift the 2nd tray (glasses etc) to fit the plates in. Ok no problem, oh but now… Read more

any semi tall glasses won't stand up as the cutlery tray is in the way/knocks them over. Ok so learnt, put the shorter glasses/cups on the outside and slightly taller glasses on the lowest section. Real tall glasses (wine glasses) have to go on the bottom shelf now.

Now the pots and pans - hmmm the spacing on this tray is rather tight. I can't even fit saucepan lids in upright, guess I'll just have to lie them down taking valuable space - now I'll have to do the pots later - sigh. (thinking of cutting out some holders to make wider spacing so items like saucepan lids will fit in). Oh and speaking of plate holders - can they please stop falling down when I add items in there. Oh and don't think you can use that row on the front left bottom shelf for anything much at all - it blocks the tablet dispenser, oh look lets do the dishes yet again.

Hmmm I thought (previous ones have) dishwashers dried to a reasonable degree. After going through all the programs, only Intensive seems to dry, others leave a lot to be desired. Adding rinse aid (ignoring that the tablets say no need for it) helped a little here.

So basically with a bad design, I'm now having to do 2 loads in the dishwasher on intensive (2h 30m - strangely quicker than Normal at 2h 45m) in what I could easily do in the old Bosch in 1 load on 90 minutes. Never again will I go cutlery tray, despite it appearing like a great idea, it's a pain given the time to load individually and the space it takes away from the other shelves. Oh and a few times I'll have to do the cutlery twice as food remains on some of them as water doesn't always make it there with trying to fit things in on the middle shelf.

Intensive is the only wash cycle I'm happy with, all others leave a lot to be desired. Pity I was hoping I was getting a bargain. I don't know if all Omega are like this, or just this model. It's my first with the brand, probably last due to this model.

It would suit only those that don't have that many dishes (1-2 people) but for a family of 4 it's taking 2 loads to do what should still easily fit in 1 all too often.

So not happy with this one. First time it fails outside of warranty, it will be replaced. Price Internal design (space), Cutlrey Tray is anoying

Happy so far – Was nervous about other bad reviews but am very impressed. It washes dishes for a family of 4 to an excellent standard with cheap powder on the 1 hour cycle. Very quiet and easy to use. Can't vouch for longevity but for a budget dishwasher I'm thrilled. Had plumber install but probably could have done it ourselves.

Great Value – I've had this dishwasher 2 months now and am very happy. The cutlery tray is excellent and I have no issue fitting glasses underneath it contray to what others have indicated. My wife and I also liked the heavy duty baskets and overall quality. Honestly at under $600 this is an amazing value. Cutlery Tray, washing quality.

Not happy Jan – Omega dishwasher odw707wb had this machine for 3 weeks and the top spray arm split flooding kitchen, service person said this was a common fault, now have had the machine for 3 months and the plastic draw runner bracket has disintegrated and the guide for the top spray also perished. Cheap quality plastic as i have never had this problem with 2… Read more

previous machines( not the same brand). Price was comparable to equivalent machines can take a large load,separate cutlery drawer Poor quality plastic components

Disapointed – I was sold by the cutlery tray, unfortunately that's where the good points ended. Everything gets jammed up in the top draw as there is not enough room between it and the cutlery draw. You can however lower the top draw but then you can not fit dinner plates in the lower draw. Plus also the draw rollers stick making it even worse. The screen at… Read more

the bottom of the unit to catch food particles is a very poor design and hard to remove and refit. Cutlery draw was a great idea.

Gold Coast Hotelier - DO NOT BUY THIS DISHWASHER – We are Hoteliers on the Gold Coast and have been for 14 years. Unfortunately we had a flood in our apartment and the Blanco dishwasher wash ruined. So we had the insurers pay us out to purchase a replacement dishwasher the Omega listed above looked great and the price was exceptional! Don't be fooled people this is the worst dishwasher I have… Read more

ever used, purchased, doesn't clean and it just does not do what a dishwasher is designed to do - clean and dry dishes!

This particular model does not dry dishes what so ever, inside the dishwasher and dishes are always soaking wet it would have to be the worst I have personally used!

Simple pay for what you get - DO NOT BUY THIS ONE!!!!!! looks and price WILL NOT DRY ANYTHING - ONLY WASHES

Horrible waste of money – There is nothing good that I can say about this dishwasher. It does not clean dishes well at all - they are left dirty and will not dry them - which doesn't really matter given you have to rewash everything anyway! A 'normal' cycle takes 2 hours 45 mins to complete - a total joke. There is a 1 hour cycle you can use, either way whatever cycle… Read more

you use it will not clean your dishes. There are problems with the latch in the middle draw which is made of cheap plastic that leads to the middle shelf dropping down onto the bottom dishes mid cycle.

Have had this dishwasher for 6 months and I have used every dishwashing tablet and rinse aid out there and have read the manual at least 10 times to try and sort the problem out.

I have experienced nothing but sheer frustration, avoid this dishwasher, total waste of $700. Thank goodness I had a 5 year replacement warranty - which I will use to replace with a different brand. Nothing - It dosen't even deserve one star. Everything

Love It – After reading other reviews was quite usure, however has the cutlery tray which I wanted. Nice strong baskets, Washes and disolves tablets on all cycles so far including the fast wash (I use fairy tablets)- Yes it doesn't dry the tops of mugs but I am very happy with it. Cleans everything from pots and pans to plasticware. cutlery tray, found that everything fits in well  Show 2 replies

Cleans well – Recently got this machine to replace our Ariston brand that broke down. I am quite happy with how it cleans on both the 60 minute & normal cycle, even the saucepans. I love the cutlery drawer which was the deciding factor in picking this machine. It does not dry as well as our previous machine but that is not really a problem for us as it never gets unpacked quickly. Better than expected! Cutlery tray, large capacity Could dry better

Not that happy – Purchased before doing a search on the product. Liked the fact it had the cutlery tray and that you could easily drop the glass tray down if necessary. Then saw these other reviews. Rang place of purchase before we opened the box asking if we weren't happy with it, what will they do. They said they would of course look into it, if it was before… Read more

the 2 week mark. So we installed it. The first wash was absolutely terrible. It was like it had stopped mid drying cycle or something. Everything was soaking wet. I then put more rinse aid in, and it was a little better. Next we found out that our glasses did not fit under the cutlery tray. They are normal size tumblers. Not big by any means. I thought that is OK. I will drop the tray down. That didn't work either.

It then meant that my plates wouldn't fit. Our crockery set is around 25 years old, so they are not the huge beast plates that you can buy now days. Very unhappy, I rang place of purchase stating all of the above. The answer I got back is that they cant help what size crockery etc we have to put in the machine. I could just do a wash for cutlery and glasses with the tray down, and then a wash for crockery. It is safe to say, this didn't go down well. I very clearly spelt out that they are normal sized products, and reminded him of what he said before I opened the box. Their only solution..... take the cutlery tray out and when having a dinner party and need to use the tray, put it back in and do separate washes. Pathetic. Also the amount of rinse aid you have to put in the thing is ridiculous. Cutlery Rack and drop rack. It is nice and quiet Doesnt dry properly, configuration terrible.

Rubbish – Doesnt clean doesn't dry properly my old westinghouse was far better than this Harvey Norman in cannington perth couldn't say a bad thing about it it's a over priced under achiever When you wash it on the short long medium wash it leaves water marks and does not dissolve the tablet Do not buy this machine Doesn't clean or dry

Does,nt clean pots very well – Nice looking product with lots of programs and features,very quiet, not expensive, has good space and racks, cleans everything but pots! Inexpensive, 3 year warranty, Doesn't clean pots very well